Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 05/04/2020 - 9:54am

What is the importance of superficial gloss finishing?  In my quest to become a better ceramic artist, discovering the art of texture and luster has been an essential part of creating an aesthetic ceramic personality. Tooth surface texture and enamel luster is an individualized characteristic for each ceramic application we do and is unique to each mouth. This video will walk through my superficial gloss finishing for an anterior ceramic. 

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/26/2020 - 12:17pm

This lesson will walk through a single central workflow using the Primescan, e.max, and MiYO brush-on ceramic.  The principles are applicable to Omnicam users.

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Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/22/2020 - 4:33pm

MiYO by Jensen has offered a new way to customized ceramics and zirconia using their translucent coloring system and brush-on ceramics.  This is becoming a game-changer in my CAD/CAM theater.  This video will walk through the MiYO workflow for a single central.  Enjoy!!!!

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/19/2020 - 8:11am

Applying the art and craft of ceramic shaping and micro-texturing takes our aesthetics skills to the next level.  This video tutorial will walk through my shaping workflow for a single central.  As the saying goes, once you have mastered the single central workflow and aesthetic blend, you will have reached the pinnacle for anterior aesthetics clinical applications.

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/16/2020 - 11:10pm

There are four ways to propose in the CEREC software for anterior work.  This video will demonstrate the software workflow for Copy & Mirror and is my preferred method when the adjacent central is in good shape and form.  This is Part one in a series of start to finish (shaping, stain/glaze, and polish) for a single central.

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/03/2020 - 4:58pm

The ceramic milled and finished restorations just dropped in!   I have noticed better contact precision when designing multiple side-by-side restorations with Primescan.  We did have one hiccup with this case.  The centrals needed a brighter shade.  This video will share how the two e.max cental restorations where cemented temporarily and rescanned, used for BioCopy design, and then milled for a brighter shade.  Shade issues happen occasionally when working with thin ceramics, this is my workaround method for cases like this!

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/03/2020 - 4:54pm

Anterior BioJaw is a software feature where the user can choose from templates and design a virtual smile setup. The BioCopy catalog is used as a virtual position guide for tooth size, position, and tip.  The value of BioJaw is the resulting cleaner virtual design than with BioCopy design.  This video will journey through the software design workflow for multiple anterior virtual designs using BioJaw.

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/03/2020 - 4:51pm

For the last 10 years, my favored software flow for anterior multiple tooth design has been BioCopy.  This anterior case review will introduce my current Biocopy/Biojaw modified anterior workflow for multiple teeth.  This is the first video in a series of three videos.

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 03/18/2020 - 12:11pm

This video will demonstrate the aesthetic transformation of a posterior ZirCAD Multi bridge using the MiYO system by Jensen.  The MIYO liquid ceramic system has transformed my ceramic and zirconia aesthetic clinical theater.  It is a low fusing ceramic system and can be applied to all our CAD/CAM ceramic and zirconia systems. There are many assets to the MiYO system, but several of my favorites is that it is very easy to apply, multiple color combinations can be applied with one application, what is seen in the pre-fired state is what will be observed in the post-fired state, and the color characteristics appear to be embedded in the

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 03/18/2020 - 11:23am

This is the third video in the posterior ZirCAD Multi bridge series.  For the majority of my posterior bridges, I will polish only, unless the aesthetic blend requires more attention.  This bridge will be placed in the upper left buccal corridor and is part of the secondary smile zone.  MiYO by Jensen will be the stain and glaze product for the final characterizing phase. One thing that is nice about MiYO is that it can be applied to a highly polished surface. With this surface application characteristic, the zirconia bridge can be fully polished in preparation for the MiYO stain, glaze, and structure application.

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